J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bedrock barney

I remember my dad buying bottles of red wine from a supermarket in France in about 1981 or 82. I think he was paying 4 francs a bottle, ie 40p.

The top was sealed with a bit of foil - no cork!

I suspect it was not prime stuff.

I flew for the 1st time in 16 years (!) in 2010...and it was with Easyjet. Not my choice but I went along with the crowd. This was the 1st time I'd experienced a budget airline having flown with BA, KLM, Continental, Virgin etc in the 80's and early 90's.

In the end it was a doddle. The flights were bang on time there and back. Enough space in the seat for the 2 hour flight although I wouldn't have fancied much longer. Only had hand luggage which probably helped. Check in was fine.

Therefore, despite my reservations, everything was good and I think I'd go with Easyjet again

We're flying KLM from Humberside - Amsterdam - Oslo in 2 weeks time. Will be interesting to see how that goes.

You wouldn't get me on a Ryanair plane if you paid me...

Someone bought a wizzair ticket to Budapest with my credit card just before Christmas......

Latitude also plays a part. The tree line in Norway is at approx 1000m which I guess is equivalent to 2000m in the Alps.

However, things are never that clear cut. Norway is warm at the moment which is not good for those heading there in a couple of weeks time (ie me!)

Tony_H wrote:

White wine......now theres a dreadful drink if ever there was one.

Snapzz........?

No comment as yet from snapzzz so I'll cover this one :D

Best white wine I've enjoyed in recent times was a Sauvignon Blanc from the Dog Point Vineyard in New Zealand. Not cheap at circa £14 but very very nice. Tony - treat yourself to a bottle and come back and tell us how you got on....

snowcrazy2005 wrote: The mounatins are amazing, but there are quite a few landmines to avoid.

That puts anyone's moans about deep moguls and spring snow conditions into perspective :shock:

OldAndy wrote:Are there Barney??
snow-forecast.com is saying "Unfortunately, snow history is currently not available for this resort." for me.
Ah well.....:

It does say that and everything is greyed out....other than 'Hindcasts'. Click on that and the world is your oyster... :thumbup:

These are the kind of deals we'll be jumping at in a few years time when the children have grown up. We run our own business so a big advantage when it comes to spontaneous decisions....in theory.

OldAndy wrote:Hope it's cheap and pack the shorts!!

Runs 1200m to 2000m and forecast to rain at the top next week.
Present conditions, 40cm at top, 10cm on lower slopes - Artificial !! I haven't seen that in a snow report before.

And snow-forecast haven't any historical data on this resort.

Sounds a bit iffy to me as an easter destination but I may be wrong.

My son went twice to Passo Tonale at Easter with school, had a wonderful time, skiing didn't improve much except in speed !!!

There are snow-forecast hindcasts going back 5 years....